Shade and curtain fixture



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J. O. INGALLS.

SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE- atent (1 Jul 1 1884.

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J. 0. INGALLS. SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE. No. 301,239. Patented July 1, 1884.

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JOHN G. IN GALLS, OF MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.

SHADE 'AND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,239, dated July 1, 188%.

Application filed April 23, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, JOHN O. INGALLS, of Marquette, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Shade and Ourtain Fixture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of curtain-fixtures which are attached-to the upper sash; and it consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a face View of my improved shade and curtain fixtures, showing them secured on an upper sash, which is slightly lowered, parts of the fixtures and of the shades being broken out. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation on the line a: m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a face view of my improved fixture, showing it provided with an arched piece for receiving a fan-light curtain for closing the top part of an arched or bowed window. Fig. 4 isa sectional view on the line 3 y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side View of the device for supporting the eurtain-rod. Fig. 6 is a side view of the clip or holder for holding the shade-roller. Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of the arm or hanger on the line 10 10, Fig. 2.

On the inner surface of each side bar, and, if desired, also of the middle vertical bar, of the upper sash, A, a metal plate, B, is fastened, from which a lug, 0, projects, which is provided with a vertical aperture extending from the top to the bottom, the said aperture being screw threaded, and in this screwthreaded aperture the inner upwardly-bent screw-threaded end of a wire arm,D, is screwed.

Instead of making the aperture in the lug G, a socket can be made in the top. It can also be made in the bottom, and in place of screwing the wire arm D into the socket formed in the lug O, the end of the wire D can be so; cured in the same in any other suitable manner, or can be held in placeby apin or wedge.

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It can be soldered in the socket or can be cast in the same. The wire arms D project horizontally a short distance from the sockets O, and then are curved downward and outward, so that their outer free ends willproj ect beyond the plane of the surface of the window-cas ing A In the upper part of the plate 13, in which the lug O is formed, one end of a thin wire, E, is held, which wire serves to put a strain on the arm D and keep it from vibrating, and has its free end E bent downward at right angles. The end of the wire E can be screwed into the plate B, can be soldered in the same, can be hammered or cast in it, or secured by means of an eye or in any other suitable man ner. On the upper end of the wire arm D a sleeeve, F, is held, through which the wire D passes, which sleeve is provided with an additional vertical aperture, F, for receiving the bent end E of the wire E. The sleeve F is provided with a laterally-projecting bindingscrew, G, having a beveled end, which beveled end is adapted to pass in between the downwardly-projecting part E of the wire E and the wire D, so as to clamp both wires and hold them in place in the sleeve.

On the upper end of the wire arm D a clamp, H, is held, which is provided at the top and bottom with a V -shaped prong, J, between which prongs a bar, K, fits closely, which bar has its top and bottom edges beveled to fit between the prongs of the clamps. The said bar K extends transversely across the windowframe, and is held at each end by means of the clamp fastened 011 an arm D. The arm D, as shown, is secured in an aperture in the bottom of the clamp H; but the clamp H can be secured on the arm D in any other suitable manner, the ends of the bar K projecting beyondthe clamps H. Outside of the said clamp H clamps L, shaped like theclamps II, are held .held in place by hooks P, pivoted on the inner sides of the bracket-plates. The clamps, L

must be arranged nearer the ends of the bar K than the clamps H, as the clamps H are held directly in front of the side bars of the sash, and the shade is wider than the sash. In the same manner that the shade-rollers O and O are held a single roller can be held in front of the window. If curtains are to be held in front of the bar K, the curtain-rod Q or windowcornice from which the curtains are suspended is hung on the ends of hook R, projecting from clamp S, also fitting on the bar K, the said clamps being arranged nearer the ends of the bar K than the clamps L, as the'curtain must cover the shade also. The curtain-rollers, the shade, and all the appliances are thus suspended from two or more arms D, which arms are steadiedby wiresE, and thus the free ends of the said arms D are prevented from trembling or vibrating.

The construction described above is applicable in all cases where the window has a square top, or on windows having a curved or arched top in'which it is not desired to have the fanlight part covered by the shade; but if the said fan-light part is to be covered by the shade, and this shaded part is to be raised and low cred with the sash, a pointed or arched frame must be used, on which the fan-light shade is secured. This construction is shown in Fig. 3. In this case the bar K is held in the manner described; but the clamps L are secured on theends of the bar K. Two curved or segmental frame-pieces, T, united at their upper ends to form a Gothic arch or any other arch, have clamps T formed on their lower ends, the said clamps being formed in the same manner as the clamps L and H, previously described, so that the bar K can be passed into said clamps. If desired, the lower ends of the pieces T can be forked, so as to fit over the clamps H, and in that case the sides of the frame T will seem .to form a continuation of the side bars of the sash. Near their upper ends the pieces T are connected with the upper part, W, of the sash-frame by a U-shaped or hooked wire, V, passed through sockets V and V on the face of the sash and on the back of the part T. The part T can be made of tain-fixtures is that they can be adjusted to windows having any depth of jamb. If the jamb is deep, the free ends of the arms or wires D must be drawn out farther; or if the j ambs are not so deep, the free ends of the arms must be pushed toward the sash. According to the depth of the j amb the length of the wire or arm E must be increased or decreased. This fastening can also be used on windows of any et, and curtain and shade fixtures held on the said bar or frame, substantially as herein shown and described. I 2. The bracket M, provided at the top and bottom with recesses or hooks for holding the ends of two different curtain-rollers, the said recesses or hooks being in different vertical planes, so as to permit the rollers of the two curtains to move independently of each other, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The combination, with a windo'wsash, of a bar or frame supported from the sash by arms or brackets, of shade-fixtures held on the said -bar or frame, and of hooks projecting from the said bar or frame and adapted to support a curtain-rod or window-cornice, substantially as hereinshown and described.

4:- The combination, with awindow-sash, of a bar supported by brackets or arms fastened to the sash, and of a frame secured on the same bar and adapted to hold a fan-light shade, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. The combination, with a sash, of a bar supported from the sash by arms or brackets secured to the sash, clamps secured in the upper ends of the said arms or brackets and adapted to hold the rod or bar, and clamps held on the said rod' or bar, which clamps are adapted to hold shade and curtain fixtures,

substantially as herein shown and described.

6. The combination, with a sash, of a curved wire arm secured to the same, a bar for holding curtain-fixtures held on the upper end of the arm, and of a steadying-wire extending from the sash to the free end of the arm, substantially as herein shown and described.

7. The combination, with a sash, of a wire arm secured to the same, a clamp on the free end of the wire arm, a rod or bar held in clamps on the arms at the opposite sides of the window, curtain and shade-fixtures supported from the said bar or rod, and of steadying-wires secured to the sash and to the upper ends of the said curved wire arms, substantially as herein shown and describe J 8. The combination, with a sash, of the plate B, provided with the socket O, the curved wire D, the sleeve F, secured to the arm D, the brace-wire E, having one end held in the sleeve F, a bar held on the upper ends of two arms, D, and of the curtain and shade fixtures held on the said bar, substantially as herein shown and described.

9. The combination, with a sash, of a bar, K, supported from the sash by arms or brackets, which bar K has its top and bottom edges beveled, clamps for supporting the bar K from the sash, clamps carrying shade-fixtures,

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and of clamps provided with hook projections connected, and of hooks for connecting the for supporting 'Cl11t2ll11-1O(lS or window-corupper parts of the curved frame with. the sash r0 nioes, substantially as herein shown and debehind it, substantially as herein shown and scribed. described. 5 10. The combination, with a rod held in front of a sash and supported from the sash, WVitnesses: of a curved or arched frame held on the said ALFRED R. BENNETT, bar, and having the lower ends of the shanks CHAS. R. MGOABE.

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